Subj : Re: radio check
To   : Cougar428
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 17:03:00

 Co> When learning I hit a point where if the code went faster than
 Co> 22cpm, I would hear doubles.  Once I got past that it was smooth
 Co> sailing.

  At a ham radio event in central Arkansas several years ago, there
was a CW Shootout at High Noon. Two hams were doing CW at 55 WPM!!
To me, that's just a blur!!

  I also think back to the episode on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"
on May 13, 2005. Ken Miller and Chip Margelli, were dressed up as two
railroad telegraph operators, and they went up against Ben Cook, and
his friend Jason (Ben was the world's fastest text messager (SMS),
typing a 160 character message in 57 seconds).

  Chip was the sender of the CW at 29-30 WPM, and Ken was the receiver;
and CW was DONE before the text messagers entered the last 2 words!!
The phrase: "I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance!!". <G>

  There was a woman, Jennifer, who incorrectly predicted that text
messaging would be faster than CW. She walked away with a couple of
tickets to a Thai Restaurant, anyway.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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